Lucius Antonius

Lucius Antonius (79 BC-41 BC) was a Consul of the Roman Republic in 41 BC.

Biography
Lucius Antonius was a son of Marcus Antonius Creticus, and he was the brother of Mark Antony and Gaius Antonius. As a youth, he had gambling and drinking problems, as did his brothers, and he was always a strong supporter of Mark. In 44 BC, he served as tribune of the plebs, and he proposed a populist agrarian reform and took part in the Battle of Mutina in 43 BC. In 41 BC, he served as a consul, and he helped to raise eight legions to fight against Octavian's unpopular policies. He retired to Perusia in Etruria when Octavian returned to Rome to deal with his uprising, and he was compelled to surrender in the winter. Octavian then sent him to Hispania to serve as governor, but he died that same year.